That Skysport 4YF is gonna limit him if he steps up to more complicated planes. I know he's trying to save money in the beginning, but there used to be a TV commercial for automotive oil where a mechanic advised the listeners, "You can pay me now or pay me later." For only $40 more, he can have the Hitec Flash 5X, which is a lot more radio than the 4YF, IMO.

Here's what he gets for $159.95 at Hobby Lobby:

Five channel radio with 5 model memory. Preset mixes for Flaperon, Camber, Flaperon/Spoileron, Camber/Elevator, Elevator/Flaperon, Flaps on the throttle stick. 3 Flight modes, elevator and aileron programmable dual rates and exponential, servo reversing, more. 5th channel (on-off type). Included: 555 receiver, 4 standard servos, nicads and charger. 72 mhz.

That's a LOT of bang for the buck!

Dr.1